Food Meets Décor With California Dairy Wedding Trends

Food Meets Décor With California Dairy Wedding Trends

When it comes to weddings (or pretty much any party), unique is the new traditional, and no event should be created alike. One of the most buzzed-about trends for the big day is to have fun with food by creating edible displays that are anything but expected. Guests will fall in love with a deliciously entertaining menu that doubles as memorable wedding décor.

Spanning every course, from appetizers to wedding cake, these arrangements take dishes from dull to distinctive and will keep guests talking about the wedding-to-remember.

The expert party and event styling pros at The TomKat Studio offer the following how-to guide for creating a standout wedding reception and dining experience featuring dairy foods, with a special focus on another timely wedding trend: the rustic theme.

Replace Traditional Wedding Cake with Tiered Cheese Wheels

Add savory to traditional sweet by layering wheels of various Real California cheeses.

Style Tip: Display layered cheese cake with paper flags describing the type of cheese for each layer. Follow these steps to make cake picture-perfect:

Keep textures and colors in mind. Neutral-colored rinds offer a rustic look while waxy exteriors boasting waxy yellow or other hues are best for colorful celebrations.

Cater to different tastes by choosing an array of cheese profiles. For example, pairing salty manchego, buttery camembert and nutty Swiss-Italian cheeses offers an interesting contrast of flavors.

For lower tiers, select a hard or semi-hard cheese for a solid foundation. Soft and semi-soft cheese can be used for upper tiers.

Stacking wheels works perfectly on its own. Or add complementary preserve spreads or honey as ‘icing’ to adhere the layers. When using crumbly cheeses, add parchment between layers.

To add edible and non-edible decorations between tiers, place a shallow bowl between the tiers to prop up wheels. Then, decorations can be placed around bowl, camouflaging this structural element between cake layers. Edible items can include nuts, chocolate, fresh fruit, and produce, while flowers and foliage work best for non-edibles.

Style Tip: Utilize servers to pass out shots for a toast—a real crowd-pleaser for guests of all ages.

Serve Deconstructed Cheesecake

Switch out the traditional cheesecake. Instead, pair delicate squares of cheese with complementary flavors, such as delicious slices of fruits, veggies, spreads, and finely sliced meat cuts. Place each bite-sized morsel on upright forks that are lined up within shallow, wooden boxes that are adorned with labels marking each dessert option.

Style Tip: Fill boxes with sugar to give a clean, white appearance while anchoring forks within each box.